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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 1723239" data-attributes="member: 172">Some have said that not much voting theory went into our system and it favors the minority.I find this strange, because, according to one rather interesting article on voting theory I ready, the system that we use in POLITICS, One Person One Vote with the possibility of block voting (~~sound familiar?~~) has a tendency to break up the Majority (the article I refer to shows how John McCain was the most popular candidate in 2000, but how our voting system shut him out.) At the same time, Aaron here says that our system favors the minority, yet I saw the votes rack up and did not find the votes exceptionally skewed. Those who got the vote out, won. The only effect our system had, as far as I could tell, is to help factor out unfamiliarity.However, I do agree it could be simpler. We are essentially using a system that is best for people familiar with a topic, but does not require people to vote. Sound familiar?If you ever refer to IMDB (a place as filled with extreme opinions as any. Go look there and see the slant to 10's and 1's.) it ought to.However, they use some mathematical tricks we don't. And we ought to.I'll see if I can dig up my stuff on voting theory, but in the meantime, I would ask Aaron why he thinks the minority view is catered to, because I am genuinely not clear. If 1000 people vote their favorite product 10 and one they don't like as a 1, then their view is going to prevail over 500 who have the opposite view. The only difference is that if you aren't familiar with a product, you aren't forced to weight down or bouy it's score with your vote.If discontinuity with a statement of purpose is the problem, that can be tended to. I think the goals that went into the system are worthy, and I could try to dredge them up and distill them down.We do agree (especially after talk of a supposed sneak peak at gaming report) that we need a better, more secure script.</blockquote>

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